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The last time I drove by you were waiting outside
You would have died if you knew what was in store
A crumbling structure with no one to love her
Love doesn't live here anymore
Peel back the ivy and peer inside
Count the holes in the hardwood hallway floor
Time tattered feelings hanging tired from the ceilings
Love doesn't live here anymore
The foundation we trusted is shifting
There's a dead bolt rusted to the front door
Ring the bell but no one is listening
Love doesn't live here anymore
The paint is peeling and revealing that it's well past its prime
No one's tried to hide it like before
Hope slipped off its hinges and hangs with indifference
Love doesn't live here anymore
The foundation we trusted is shifting
There's a dead bolt rusted to the front door
Ring the bell but no one is listening
Love doesn't live here anymore
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Forget
03:33
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I find it so confusing
Every time I hear from you
I hate the fact that you use me
And then I break down and reach for you
No other explanation
For this emotion overload
A well-meaning man with an empty hand
And a heart he's bought and sold
I almost forget I love you
That we built this house together
After all that I have told you
I'm not ready to close this chapter
I almost forget I love you
That's the reason for this rage
But you must know
It kills me to think I lost you
It hurts me so to wonder
Where you are at night
Who's dialing up your number
Whose wrongs you are setting right
A freakish exhibition
Give me a pen and gather 'round
A jealous man with a deadly hand
And the will to cut you down
I almost forget I love you
That we built this house together
After all that I have told you
I'm not ready to close this chapter
I almost forget I love you
That's the reason for this rage
But you must know
It kills me to think I lost you
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Pretty Boy Blues
03:07
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"Pretty Boy Blues"
I saw you move in on my girl
Didn't bother me at all
'Cause we're like David and Goliath
Only I will never fall
I've got all this woman needs, my friend
You've got nothing good to give
You can crawl back to your sewer, boy
Try to find a life to live
It's only fair to warn you
That her love don't come for free
Son, you're treading holy ground
And you're answering to me
I'll take you
And break you
I'll fool you
And rule you
I'll tear you out and tear you up
I've got some games to play
I let you toy with what is mine
Until you crossed that dusty line
You've gone one step too far pretty boy
You're gonna have to pay
I'm sniffing out my trees, my friend
And I'm picking up your scent
You've got your muddy paws where they don't belong
On my pretty little pet
So boy you better lock your doors
Pull your shades, turn out your lights
Guard what's yours with a soldier's watch
And stay awake all night
I won that woman's faith, her love
Two things you'll never gain
You've got her now by circumstance
But I'm stealing her away
I'll take you
And break you
I'll fool you
And rule you
I'll tear you out and tear you up
I've got some games to play
I let you toy with what is mine
Until you crossed that dusty line
You've gone one step too far pretty boy
You're gonna have to pay
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Miss Fiona
04:08
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One look from you I understand completely
A smile filling volumes in one breath
I decided long ago that I could love you
And I can't let go the way that we connect
I do believe I love you Miss Fiona
Even though I know I'm only half your age
It hurts me so to realize that time's not on my side
And I hope that I have not arrived too late
Without a doubt I cannot live without you
My helper and my counterpart for life
It isn't every day the pieces line up in this way
Which is why then I must say it must be right
I do believe I love you Miss Fiona
Even though I know I'm only half your age
It hurts me so to realize that time's not on my side
And I hope that I have not arrived too late
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Surprise
03:25
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Someone released me so gently
I didn't know she was gone
I hung my heart on the hope
That she'd return before long
Someone released me so gently
Took a while to catch on
Someone stopped loving me quickly
I didn't know what to do
I kept up the love that she'd known
I didn't know we were through
Someone stopped loving me quickly
Made me look like a fool
Someone said something so softly
I wasn't able to hear
I looked out of her heart like a window
But the view wasn't clear
Someone said something so softly
Like a breeze in my ear
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Unsuspecting Fool
04:53
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"Unsuspecting Fool"
Been down this road so many times
The story's all old news
I lay my heart out on the line
And watch as it is used
By Mona Lisas and prima donnas
Who drag me through the coals
Who sharpen their knives on my front teeth
And pierce my very soul
So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you
Don't weep for me as you stare into
My cold unfeeling eyes
As you find my heart is set
Within a cage of ice
The first mistake I ever made
Was setting my heart free
Unchaining it to taste of love
To reach outside of me
So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you
Every man must have someone
To touch, to love, to hold
To stand beside him, take his hand
Keep him as he grows old
That's what they say, but I can trust
No one outside of me
And only when I am alone
Will I be truly free
So honey save your smile, your laugh
For some unsuspecting fool
I'll never cry again I swear
I'll never care for you
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How Can I Cry
03:15
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How can I cry
You know well as I I never told her
How much my heart does love her
Awake every night
Dreaming that I'd be next to hold her
How much my heart does love her
And if I had tried
To speak my mind
No lines might have made her stay
But at least she'd know
It hurt me so
To see her go away
Though I know in time
The pain will subside and then be over
How much my heart does love her
And I'd rather die
Than someone say I must live without her
How much my heart does love her
And if I had tried
To speak my mind
No lines might have made her stay
But at least she'd know
It hurt me so
To see her go away
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Holding Her Own
04:07
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Feels like the coldest night of the year
Snow piled ten feet high
He told her that he's leaving this time she believed him
She locked the door and turned out the lights
She's not afraid what the neighbors will say
As they drive slowly by
She's tired of pretending everything's not ending
She can't go on living this lie
There used to be love here
Now there's only feelings grown cold
She used to show him her dreams hold him tight in her sleep
Now she's only holding her own
There's heartache as far as the eye can see
And shame panting at her door
He promised her that one day he would make her happy
But promises go only so far
There's just a house where there once was a home
They're sharing no more than a name
Forgetting when he met her he promised her forever
He recompensed her pleasure with pain
There used to be love here
Now there's only feelings grown cold
She used to show him her dreams hold him tight in her sleep
Now she's only holding her own
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Another Me
04:56
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"Another Me"
Little girl
I hope your proud
You've broken another poor boy's heart
And little girl
I won't be around
Won't pretend we ever made a start
But watch your gloating smiles
And your proud little eyes
It's not as wonderful as it all seems
'Cause there's a million other pretty faces out there girl
But let's see you find another me
Little girl
You've got your man
Wrapped around each other like a ball of twine
And little girl
You're doing all you can
To spit in the face of my pride
But watch your selfish kisses
And his roving hands
I'm telling you that's not what love means
And there's a million other pretty faces out there girl
But let's see you find another me
Sometimes I tell myself it's getting better
And sometimes I convince myself to believe
Sometimes I just wish that I'd never met her
And sometimes I thank her that she finally did leave
So take your little man
To Wonderland
And live out all your childish dreams
There's a million other pretty faces out there girl
But let's see you find another me
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Tomorrow
03:20
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"Tomorrow"
Never fell in love before
I didn't want to work that hard
My selfishness resides
Behind a fragile face
I have myself in mind
Refuse to give and take
So I close my eyes and then confide
In an empty wall that won't talk back
I can't take all the blame
For self-inflicted sorrow
She knew I felt this way
And she may return tomorrow
Tomorrow
I stave off my hunger by saying
I don't have love today
But tomorrow
We'll find that we both were mistaken
And she'll come back to stay
It's a bitter pill to swallow
To think she won't love me tomorrow
Loneliness controls my mind
It's hard to think of something new
Feelings I can't hide
Hit me without warning
I'm alone again tonight
But I won't rule out the morning
Tomorrow
I stave off my hunger by saying
I don't have love today
But tomorrow
We'll find that we both were mistaken
And she'll come back to stay
It's a bitter pill to swallow
To think she won't love me tomorrow
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Unspoken
04:51
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"Unspoken"
I wish there were some way
I could have said it
If you could read my mind
You'd understand why
But somehow something's lost
When words are spoken
Like a color that you can't define
For the still unopened eye
But if you listened to me close
You heard the whole story
Did you pick up on the clues
I was leaving behind
If you cannot find your way
They'll lead you back to me
When life leaves you lonely and lost
Unspoken love will be your guide
When you feel unspoken love
You hold it inside
Feed it with your thoughts
Your heart provides its shade
If you hear unspoken love
I'll know you can love me
If you care to understand
All the things I dare not say
So I stare into your eyes
And silently wonder
Am I the only one
Who feels this way
But I'll be forced to run and hide
If I break the silence
So I'll withdraw the more I feel for you
And fill my every day with unspoken love
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Black Widow Woman
03:36
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Black widow woman
She's long and she's lean
She put her fangs into me
Pumped some loving through me
But then she got mean
Black widow woman
I tried to make her my wife
She couldn't see me
Couldn't stand to feed me
So she took my life
I'm duty bound to warn you, boy
It isn't worth a try
Black widow woman, she'll love you
Then she'll leave you to die
Black widow woman
She left me cold
She spun her web around me
Said she was glad she found me
That is until I got old
Black widow woman
I'd rather be alone
Four times my size
She took me for a ride
Then dropped me far from home
I'm duty bound to warn you, boy
It isn't worth a try
Black widow woman, she'll love you
Then she'll leave you to die
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Only One For Me
03:13
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We've made up our minds
We love one another
For the ten thousandth time
We're sticking with each other
It gives me such security
To know she thinks the world of me
And she will always be
The only one for me
We can't stand alone
We lean on one another
We'd fall on our own
We're holding up each other
It gives her such security
To know she means the world to me
And she will always be
The only one for me
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Explanation
03:14
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"Explanation"
I couldn't put my finger on it
The reason why my mouth went dry
How my heart dropped to the floor
The way I'd lie awake at night
I couldn't put my finger on it
The reason why your name would come to mind
How the words you said would linger in my ears
The way you touched me with your eyes
I finally found an explanation
A theory that holds true
I realized that I'm in love with you
I'm in love you
I couldn't put my finger on it
The reason why I felt so strong
The way a thousand girls could turn my head
But only you could turn me on
I couldn't put my finger on it
The reason why it must be you
The way a thousand girls could recite the words
But only you could know the tune
I finally found an explanation
A theory that holds true
I realized that I'm in love with you
I'm in love you
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What You've Got
05:24
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"What You've Got"
Look at her face
Look in her eyes
Are the tears she's crying tears of joy or sadness?
If you could say
What she needs to hear
You would have the love you've always imagined
But instead you turn away
Don’t you know what you've got is amazing
Don’t you know what you've found you might never find again
If you let her go you'll regret it someday
When you realize you had her but you let her slip away
Look at her now
She's drifting away
Will you really let her walk right out of your life?
Take action now
Before it's too late
Before the love you held so dear has faded
Before her heart can break
Don’t you know what you've got is amazing
Don’t you know what you've found you might never find again
If you let her go you'll regret it someday
When you realize you had her but you let her slip away
And if you let her go you'll regret it someday
When you realize you had her but you let her slip away
(And) now she's gone
Out of sight
You waited too long to tell her
Now she's gone
You're still asking why
You thought she belonged to you
Don't you know (what you've got)
Don't you know (what you've got)
Don't you know (what you've got)
Don’t you know what you've got is amazing
Don’t you know what you've found you might never find again
If you let her go you'll regret it someday
When you realize you had her but you let her slip away
And if you let her go you'll regret it someday
When you realize you had her but you let her slip away
Look at her face
Look in her eyes
Are the tears she's crying tears of joy or sadness?
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Joshua Lapo Pocatello, Idaho
Software engineer by trade, songwriter on the side.
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